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Contender: The Chosen: Book 1
By (Author) Taran Matharu
Hachette Children's Group
Hodder Children's Books
4th June 2019
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 154mm, Height 233mm, Spine 28mm
440g
From the author of the New York Times bestselling SUMMONER series, comes a brand new EPIC world.
Cade, a misunderstood juvenile delinquent, and Harriet, a Victorian cat-burglar, live in two different eras - until they're both transported to another world.Abandoned in a realm populated with lost remnants from the past, prehistoric animals and monstrous creatures, they are forced to become contenders in an endless, brutal tournament. It's time to get ready for battle . . . because hiding is not an option.Praise for The Summoner series:
The pace is so fast and so thrilling that even less than regular readers will be hooked
Taran was born in London in 1990 and found a passion for reading at a very early age. His love for stories developed into a desire to create his own, writing his first book at nine years old.
At twenty-two, while taking time off to travel, Taran began to write Summoner, taking part in Nanowrimo 2013. Thanks to Wattpad.com and updating daily, its popularity dramatically increased, reaching over three million reads in less than six months. After being featured by NBC News, Taran decided to launch his professional writing career and has never looked back.The Summoner series has now been published in 15 territories and is a New York Times Bestseller. The Contender series is his second epic trilogy.